Evangeline Adams
Encyclopedia
Evangeline Smith Adams, born on 8 February 1868, was an American
astrologer
. She ran a successful astrological consulting
business
as well as writing books about the subject including, Astrology: Your Place in the Sun (1927) and Astrology: Your Place Among the Stars (1930). She also wrote her autobiography
, The Bowl of Heaven (1926). Because Adams's biography primarily focused on her astrological business, not much is known about her personal life.
, to a conservative family. Her father died when she was 15 months old. Before Adams began working as an astrologer full time, she became engaged to a Mr. Lord, who was believed to be her employer. Although she said that she was initially in love with him, she lost any feelings that she had for him and subsequently broke the engagement. In 19th century Boston
, breaking an engagement was seen as a grave scandal. She was the 'companion' of Emma Viola Sheridan Fry (educator, journalist, playwright, suffragist) in the late 1920s to early 1930s. Thousands of subscribers to her astrological newsletter followed her advice to not invest in stocks on the eve of the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Evangeline Adams died in 1932.
for fortune telling, in 1908 and May 1914. Although practicing astrology was not legalized at that time, Adams was later acquitted in 1914 after she gave the judge an astrology reading describing the character of his son from a birthdate.
United States
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astrologer
Astrologer
An astrologer practices one or more forms of astrology. Typically an astrologer draws a horoscope for the time of an event, such as a person's birth, and interprets celestial points and their placements at the time of the event to better understand someone, determine the auspiciousness of an...
. She ran a successful astrological consulting
Consultant
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business
Business
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as well as writing books about the subject including, Astrology: Your Place in the Sun (1927) and Astrology: Your Place Among the Stars (1930). She also wrote her autobiography
Autobiography
An autobiography is a book about the life of a person, written by that person.-Origin of the term:...
, The Bowl of Heaven (1926). Because Adams's biography primarily focused on her astrological business, not much is known about her personal life.
Biography
Adams was born on 8 February 1868 in Jersey City, New JerseyNew Jersey
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, to a conservative family. Her father died when she was 15 months old. Before Adams began working as an astrologer full time, she became engaged to a Mr. Lord, who was believed to be her employer. Although she said that she was initially in love with him, she lost any feelings that she had for him and subsequently broke the engagement. In 19th century Boston
Boston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, breaking an engagement was seen as a grave scandal. She was the 'companion' of Emma Viola Sheridan Fry (educator, journalist, playwright, suffragist) in the late 1920s to early 1930s. Thousands of subscribers to her astrological newsletter followed her advice to not invest in stocks on the eve of the Stock Market Crash of 1929. Evangeline Adams died in 1932.
Arrests
Adams was arrested twice in New YorkNew York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
for fortune telling, in 1908 and May 1914. Although practicing astrology was not legalized at that time, Adams was later acquitted in 1914 after she gave the judge an astrology reading describing the character of his son from a birthdate.